DPT 772: COVID-19 IN THE OLDER ADULT EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
T/F: older adults are more likely to develop COVID-19 but less likely to develop
complications
F, and more likely
_____ out of 10 coronavirus deaths reported in the US have been in adults age
65+
8
who is at risk for severe COVID-19 illness
those 65+ years old, those living in nursing homes or assisted living facilities, people of
all ages with certain underlying medical conditions
underlying medical conditions relevant to COVID include
chronic lung disease, moderate/severe asthma, immunocompromised individuals,
severe obesity, chronic kidney disease and undergoing dialysis, diabetes, liver disease
immunocompromised individuals include
HIV/AIDS, cancer treatment, smoking, immune deficiencies, prolonged use of
corticosteroids, s/p bone marrow or organ transplant
what is severe obesity
>40
chronic disease risk increases with
aging
, older adults are already at greater risk for severe COVID-19 illness, this is
compounded even further by the presence of
chronic disease
what are the greatest prediction of survival with COVID
age and presence of comorbidities
T/F: changes occur in the pulmonary system with normal aging
T
aging process in the pulmonary system is _______ changes are felt functionally
in the ________ decade
slow, 6th or 7th
aging process is exacerbated or complicated by other factors such as
pollution, occupational exposures, inhaled drugs, cigarette smoking
with aging lung compliance _____, vital capacity _____, peripheral
chemoreceptors are ______, central chemoreceptors are _____
decreases, decreases, not as responsive to hypoxemia, not as responsive to
hypercapnia
with aging changes to the thorax include
calcification of the ribs, calcification of the costal cartilage, arthritic changes in the joints
of the ribs and vertebrae, thoracic kyphosis, increased AP chest diameter
with normal aging changes in the thorax lead to a chest wall that is ____________
leading to
less compliant, increased work of breathing
with aging strength and endurance of the inspiratory muscles
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
T/F: older adults are more likely to develop COVID-19 but less likely to develop
complications
F, and more likely
_____ out of 10 coronavirus deaths reported in the US have been in adults age
65+
8
who is at risk for severe COVID-19 illness
those 65+ years old, those living in nursing homes or assisted living facilities, people of
all ages with certain underlying medical conditions
underlying medical conditions relevant to COVID include
chronic lung disease, moderate/severe asthma, immunocompromised individuals,
severe obesity, chronic kidney disease and undergoing dialysis, diabetes, liver disease
immunocompromised individuals include
HIV/AIDS, cancer treatment, smoking, immune deficiencies, prolonged use of
corticosteroids, s/p bone marrow or organ transplant
what is severe obesity
>40
chronic disease risk increases with
aging
, older adults are already at greater risk for severe COVID-19 illness, this is
compounded even further by the presence of
chronic disease
what are the greatest prediction of survival with COVID
age and presence of comorbidities
T/F: changes occur in the pulmonary system with normal aging
T
aging process in the pulmonary system is _______ changes are felt functionally
in the ________ decade
slow, 6th or 7th
aging process is exacerbated or complicated by other factors such as
pollution, occupational exposures, inhaled drugs, cigarette smoking
with aging lung compliance _____, vital capacity _____, peripheral
chemoreceptors are ______, central chemoreceptors are _____
decreases, decreases, not as responsive to hypoxemia, not as responsive to
hypercapnia
with aging changes to the thorax include
calcification of the ribs, calcification of the costal cartilage, arthritic changes in the joints
of the ribs and vertebrae, thoracic kyphosis, increased AP chest diameter
with normal aging changes in the thorax lead to a chest wall that is ____________
leading to
less compliant, increased work of breathing
with aging strength and endurance of the inspiratory muscles
